renatanada

renatanada has 16 years experience and specializes in Been all over.

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1. Feeling Lost As An NP

   renatanada replied to plantmom4lyfe's topic in Advanced

   Some of us want the responsibility. And there's not enough money in the world to go back to the thankless, back-breaking world of bedside nursing. Let me repeat for you: Sounds like you need a new job. Go be a CRNA.

2. Feeling Lost As An NP

   renatanada replied to plantmom4lyfe's topic in Advanced

   I'm shocked how unsupportive people are here. "Go back to being an RN the pay is really good nowadays." GET. A. CLUE. Not all of us are in it for the money. A lot of us wanted to get away from nurses like you... NPs can learn, just like RNs. The post...

3. I'm Done

   renatanada replied to PMFB-RN's topic in COVID

   Diabetics, obese, drug addicts, etc. aren't HURTING OTHERS with their poor decisions. There's a big difference. Nurses are allowed to not agree with or even like their patients. But nobody here is saying they aren't providing fair and "just" care to ...

4. If you didn't have to bite your tongue?

   renatanada replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

   Put the sandwich/meth pipe/bottle down and get a job.

5. My boyfriend is still unvaccinated

   renatanada replied to vio's topic in COVID

   Red flag(s). Dump him.

6. Assigning Admissions Among Nursing Staff

   renatanada replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

   Is this a NCLEX prioritization question? Good grief. Patient comfort (especially in a hospice patient!) should be the No. 1 priority. Weight? Who cares. Guess--and do not say that we haven't all done this. (It's not a pediatric patient who will have ...

7. I Am Absolutely Miserable Because I Hate Being A Nurse

   renatanada replied to PerkyWallflower10's topic in General Nursing

   My advice to you is to find a different career path in nursing. Public health? Research? Occupational health? Insurance? I hear you that you are at your wit's end right now, but please understand that your nursing education and professional licensure...

8. Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

   renatanada replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

   I started out as a new grad NICU nurse. I had a great preceptor. But quickly discovered that this is not the place for me. I found that, on the whole, NICU nurses don't really want to be nurses. They will freely admit that they cringe at the thought ...

9. Unsatisfied Patient

   renatanada replied to summertx's topic in General Nursing

   I don't get it... this is what nurses do. Call and ask the provider for a pain med order. Day or night. No, it's not the last shift's responsibility. No, you can't control if the provider answers your call. Your job is to evaluate the patient, ask f...

10. Did I Do The Right Thing?

    renatanada replied to Anon1423's topic in LPN/LVN

    It is a sad situation. But hospitals are for acutely ill patients, not people whose families are at their wits end... Too many times hospitals are dumping grounds when families would rather spend their time and money on things (cigarettes, tattoos, p...

11. Fast-Food Ads Target Minority Youth

    renatanada replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody is forcing fast food on any group of people. Advertisers target the people who purchase the product. That is their job. Nurses tend to forget that there is such a thing as personal responsibility.

12. Anything wrong with speaking out about staffing issues at work?

    renatanada replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    To nursing managers, no it's not the responsibility of bedside nurses to recruit staff, ever. And please expect everyone's fake smiles to wither when short staffing continues ad infinitum. If you want to reward nurses, give out gift cards that can be...

13. How Has Covid Affected Your Job as a Nurse?

    renatanada replied to dareese's topic in COVID

    I felt obligated to help by going back to hospital bedside nursing during the pandemic. I lasted exactly one year, to the day. I was rewarded by a hospital system that did not protect me=one (1) N95... for my entire year there. So of course I got COV...

14. Time Management

    renatanada replied to harvestmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds exactly like the progressive care unit I work on. My last shift is coming up. It's unsafe. Hate it. There are so many better nursing jobs out there. Don't believe the "hero" rhetoric. Get out! And become an NP as soon as you can.

15. Total Number of Nurse Practitioners Hits 325,000

    renatanada replied to MentalKlarity's topic in NP

    Um, that’s quite a leap. I only said I’d take whatever job I can get assuming there won’t be much demand for an inexperienced NP. That doesn’t mean I’ll work for nothing—but I’m not going to demand six figures with zero experience.